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Null test of the cosmic curvature using $H(z)$ and supernovae data

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2016-02-23 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We introduce a model-independent approach to the null test of the cosmic curvature which is geometrically related to the Hubble parameter H(z)H(z) and luminosity distance dL(z)d_L(z). Combining the independent observations of H(z)H(z) and dL(z)d_L(z), we use the model-independent smoothing technique, Gaussian processes, to reconstruct them and determine the cosmic curvature ΩK(0)\Omega_K^{(0)} in the null test relation. The null test is totally geometrical and without assuming any cosmological model. We show that the cosmic curvature ΩK(0)=0\Omega_K^{(0)}=0 is consistent with current observational data sets, falling within the 1σ1\sigma limit. To demonstrate the effect on the precision of the null test, we produce a series of simulated data of the models with different ΩK(0)\Omega_K^{(0)}. Future observations in better quality can provide a greater improvement to constrain or refute the flat universe with ΩK(0)=0\Omega_K^{(0)}=0.

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@article{arxiv.1509.06283,
  title  = {Null test of the cosmic curvature using $H(z)$ and supernovae data},
  author = {Rong-Gen Cai and Zong-Kuan Guo and Tao Yang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1509.06283},
  year   = {2016}
}

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